Total bridges
149
Public highway bridges in Tallapoosa County
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Tallapoosa County, AL
149 public highway bridges tracked in the FHWA National Bridge Inventory: 34.2% rated Good, 55% Fair, 10.7% Poor.
- 149
- Public bridges
- 34.2%
- Good condition
- 10.7%
- Poor condition
The verdict
According to the Federal Highway Administration's 2024 National Bridge Inventory.
Tallapoosa County pairs a higher-than-median Poor-condition share among rated counties in the state with an older average build year than the state inventory.
- 66th
- of 67 on Poor share
- 10.7%
- Poor-condition share
- 149
- public highway bridges
- 1967
- avg year built
Poor is an FHWA condition category from the lowest applicable component rating (4 or below), not a live crossing-safety or closure decision. Rankings cover counties with at least five public highway bridges.
Tallapoosa County Bridge Snapshot
According to the Federal Highway Administration's 2024 National Bridge Inventory, Tallapoosa County ranks #66 of 67 Alabama counties with at least 5 public highway bridges on Poor-condition share (lower share ranks better; currently 10.7%). Tallapoosa County, Alabama contains 149 public highway bridges. Roughly 34.2% are rated “Good,” 55% “Fair,” and 10.7% “Poor.” Poor means the lowest applicable deck, superstructure, substructure, or culvert rating is 4 or below on the 0–9 NBI scale. It is a condition category, not a live safety or closure decision.
Responsible agencies inspect covered bridges on risk-based intervals under current NBIS rules and submit inventory data to FHWA annually. The list below shows every NBI-tracked bridge in the county. Use the “Sort by” controls to change the ordering, and click any row for its reported inspection date, traffic count, and condition fields.
Source: FHWA National Bridge Inventory. See methodology for full definitions.
Good condition
34.2%
51 of 149 rated 7-9
Fair condition
55%
82 of 149 rated 5-6
Poor condition
10.7%
16 of 149 rated 4 or below
In-state Poor-share rank
#66 of 67
Among Alabama counties with 5+ bridges, lower share ranks better
Condition distribution
Share of 149 NBI-tracked bridges by lowest applicable component rating.
Good 34.2% (51)
Fair 55% (82)
Poor 10.7% (16)
Tallapoosa County's Poor-condition bridges carry 7,181 vehicle crossings a day
That is 2.7% of the county's reported daily bridge traffic on 10.7% of its bridges: Poor-condition structures carry less traffic than their share of the inventory. Each Poor bridge averages 449 crossings a day against 1,620 for a Good-condition one. A Poor rating is a condition category, not a closure or a live safety judgement; it means the lowest applicable component rating is 4 or below.
Computed over the 149 of 149 bridges in this county that report an average daily traffic count. Source: FHWA National Bridge Inventory, 2024 release.
55.7% of Tallapoosa County's bridges have passed the 50-year mark
83 of the 149 bridges with a recorded construction year were built in 1974 or earlier. Age alone is not a defect: a well-maintained older bridge can rate Good, and 34.2% of this county's inventory does. Even so, this older cohort is the population from which future Poor ratings are drawn, which is why the age profile below matters alongside the condition split above.
Cutoff derives from the 2024 release year minus a 50-year design life. Source: FHWA National Bridge Inventory, 2024 release.
One structure carries 37.3% of the county's Poor-condition bridge traffic
SR 22 over TIMBER GUT CREEK, built 1939, carries 2,681 vehicles a day, the most of any Poor-rated structure here. The county's Poor-condition exposure is concentrated rather than evenly spread, so the 16-bridge count understates how much of the daily burden sits on a single crossing.
Share is of the 7,181 daily crossings on Poor-rated bridges that report a traffic count. Source: FHWA National Bridge Inventory, 2024 release.
When Tallapoosa County's bridges were built
149 bridges with a recorded construction year, grouped by decade
- 1910s 3
1910–1919
3 bridges
- 1920s
1920–1929
16 bridges
- 1930s
1930–1939
11 bridges
- 1940s
1940–1949
11 bridges
- 1950s
1950–1959
23 bridges
- 1960s
1960–1969
18 bridges
- 1970s 7
1970–1979
7 bridges
- 1980s
1980–1989
18 bridges
- 1990s
1990–1999
12 bridges
- 2000s
2000–2009
25 bridges
- 2010s 5
2010–2019
5 bridges
What this shows Construction peaked in the 2000s, when 25 of the county's bridges still in the inventory were built, which is 16.8% of those with a recorded year. That cohort is now 15 to 24 years old in the 2024 inventory. Its average build year is 1967, 7 years older than the Alabama average of 1974.
How Tallapoosa County compares with Alabama's closest counties by inventory size
The 5 Alabama counties nearest Tallapoosa County in number of bridges, with their condition splits. Its 10.7% Poor share is the 6th-lowest of these 6. Its average build year of 1967 against a peer-group mean of 1973 is 6 years older.
Showing the 5 closest of 66 Alabama counties eligible for comparison.
| County | Bridges | Good | Fair | Poor | Avg. built |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Perry County | 162 | 19.8% | 75.9% | 4.3% | 1971 |
| Lowndes County | 157 | 43.3% | 55.4% | 1.3% | 1968 |
| Clarke County | 155 | 70.3% | 29.7% | 0% | 1973 |
| Choctaw County | 154 | 39.6% | 55.2% | 5.2% | 1971 |
| Tallapoosa County (this page) | 149 | 34.2% | 55% | 10.7% | 1967 |
| Monroe County | 142 | 55.6% | 40.8% | 3.5% | 1980 |
Each share is of that county's own total tracked bridges; peers are the counties with 5 or more bridges whose inventory size is closest to Tallapoosa County's. Source: FHWA National Bridge Inventory, 2024 release.
Nationwide counties with similar inventory size or average build year
Two NBI-derived peer sets for Tallapoosa County, both outside Alabama so the neighborhoods are not the same-state size table above.
Similar inventory size
Nearest county inventories outside AL (149 bridges here).
- Drew County, AR · 149 bridges
- Madison County, AR · 149 bridges
- Walker County, GA · 149 bridges
- Valley County, ID · 149 bridges
Similar average build year
Nearest mean year-built outside AL (1967 here).
- Los Angeles County, CA · avg 1967 · 3,547 bridges
- Allegheny County, PA · avg 1967 · 1,294 bridges
- Sonoma County, CA · avg 1967 · 609 bridges
- Merced County, CA · avg 1967 · 528 bridges
Source: FHWA National Bridge Inventory, 2024 release. Peers floor at 10 bridges so stub inventories cannot own the match.
All bridges (149)
OLD PROVIDENCE RD
FairOver: TANYARD CREEK
2.1 M N ALA 63, Tallapoosa, AL
Built 1960 Load: 31.7 t ADT: 285
SR 22
FairOver: HILLABEE ST/NORFOLK R/R
CITY OF ALEX CITY, Tallapoosa, AL
Built 1958 Load: 31.8 t ADT: 5,871
PEARSON CHAPEL RD
FairOver: JACK BRANCH
3.6 MI N OF US 280, Tallapoosa, AL
Built 1959 Load: 32.1 t ADT: 290
NARROW LANE RD
FairOver: COTNEY LOT CREEK
0.4 M N CO RD 547, Tallapoosa, AL
Built 1980 Load: 32.2 t ADT: 80
SANFORD RD
FairOver: ROCKY CREEK
5.3 M E OF 63, Tallapoosa, AL
Built 1957 Load: 34.2 t ADT: 295
WHALEY FERRY RD
FairOver: TIMBERGUT CREEK
0.95 M E AL NO 22, Tallapoosa, AL
Built 1963 Load: 34.8 t ADT: 175
SR38 / US280
FairOver: CHATTASOFKA CREEK
CITY OF DADEVILLE, Tallapoosa, AL
Built 1989 Load: 36.7 t ADT: 6,831
SR 63
FairOver: SUGAR CREEK
.03 MI S JCT US 280, Tallapoosa, AL
Built 1931 Load: 38.1 t ADT: 5,964
PEARSON CHAPEL RD
FairOver: FUTRAL CREEK
0.7 MI N OF CO RD NO 158, Tallapoosa, AL
Built 1960 Load: 38.4 t ADT: 335
MAIN ST.
FairOver: MANOY CREEK
1.4 MI S OF US 280, Tallapoosa, AL
Built 1920 Load: 38.8 t ADT: 1,000
DENVER RD
FairOver: SOAPSTONE CREEK
0.7 M N OF INT 520 * 523, Tallapoosa, AL
Built 1955 Load: 38.8 t ADT: 255
ELDER RD
FairOver: MILLERS CREEK
3.3 M E ALA 49, Tallapoosa, AL
Built 1956 Load: 39.4 t ADT: 160
CITY STREET
FairOver: C OF G RAILROAD
E LAFAYETTE ST, Tallapoosa, AL
Built 1970 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 750
PEARSON CHAPEL RD
FairOver: CHANDLER BRANCH
6.4 MI NORTH OF U S280, Tallapoosa, AL
Built 1959 Load: 41.1 t ADT: 295
SR 63
FairOver: HACKNEY CREEK
5.5 MI N ALEX CITY, Tallapoosa, AL
Built 1968 Load: 41.5 t ADT: 1,040
WALKER RD
FairOver: LITTLE SANDY CREEK SPUR
2.1 MI E OF AL 050, Tallapoosa, AL
Built 2002 Load: 44.7 t ADT: 70
SANFORD RD
FairOver: ROTTEN CREEK
5.2 MI EAST OF HWY. 63, Tallapoosa, AL
Built 1957 Load: 45.2 t ADT: 295
SR 22
FairOver: LANEY CREEK
2.5 MI E DAVISTON, Tallapoosa, AL
Built 1931 Load: 46.3 t ADT: 869
E. GANTS MILL RD
FairOver: WAUXAMAKA CREEK
0.82 M E OF AL. NO.49, Tallapoosa, AL
Built 1961 Load: 47.3 t ADT: 175
PEARSON CHAPEL RD
FairOver: OAKTASASI CREEK
3.2 M N OLD US 280, Tallapoosa, AL
Built 1959 Load: 50.2 t ADT: 465
Lashley Road
FairOver: Josie Leg Creek
0.81 M North SR-22, Tallapoosa, AL
Built 2000 Load: 50.4 t ADT: 20
OLD PROVIDENCE RD
FairOver: BROKEN ARROW CREEK
1.1 M N ALA 63, Tallapoosa, AL
Built 1960 Load: 56.7 t ADT: 295
CR 89 SOUTH
FairOver: BLUE CREEK
1.6 M N LEE CO LINE, Tallapoosa, AL
Built 1975 Load: 71.1 t ADT: 175
SR38 / US 280
FairOver: MANOY CREEK
.5 MI E CHIP MILL-U.S.280, Tallapoosa, AL
Built 2003 Load: 72.5 t ADT: 14,367
AL 22
FairOver: SUGAR CREEK
1.3 MI E OF INT SR 22, Tallapoosa, AL
Built 1985 Load: 76.0 t ADT: 26,563
WHALEY FERRY RD
FairOver: TIMBERGUT CREEK
0.02 M N CO RD 512, Tallapoosa, AL
Built 1975 Load: 85.5 t ADT: 175
SR38/US 280
FairOver: NORTH FORK SANDY CREEK
1.3 MI N JCT SR 50, Tallapoosa, AL
Built 1977 Load: 88.9 t ADT: 13,942
SR 49
FairOver: BUCK CREEK
.5 MI N JCT US 280, Tallapoosa, AL
Built 1976 Load: 88.9 t ADT: 2,320
COWPENS RD. W.
FairOver: TIMBERGUT CREEK/NEW SITE
1.3 MI. N. OF AL. 22, Tallapoosa, AL
Built 1982 Load: 88.9 t ADT: 260
SR38 / US280
FairOver: CREEK
CAMP HILL, Tallapoosa, AL
Built 2004 Load: 88.9 t ADT: 13,254
SR 49
FairOver: LEDBETTER CREEK
5.9 MI N JCT SR14, Tallapoosa, AL
Built 2005 Load: 88.9 t ADT: 2,133
Goodwater Road
FairOver: Hackney Creek
0.53 MI W JCT SR 63, Tallapoosa, AL
Built 1963 Load: 88.9 t ADT: 352
SANFORD RD
GoodOver: HILLABEE CREEK
2.95 MI EAST OF AL HWY 63, Tallapoosa, AL
Built 2000 Load: 23.3 t ADT: 345
CR-34 East
GoodOver: Sandy Creek
6.4 M N OF AL 49, Tallapoosa, AL
Built 1956 Load: 24.4 t ADT: 405
CO. RD. 89
GoodOver: LITTLE SANDY CREEK
CAMP HILL, Tallapoosa, AL
Built 1984 Load: 26.7 t ADT: 230
SR 63
GoodOver: WHATLEYS MILL CREEK
9.1 MI N. ELMORE CO LINE, Tallapoosa, AL
Built 1980 Load: 28.7 t ADT: 5,825
SR22
GoodOver: HILLABEE CREEK
4 MI E OF ALEX CITY, Tallapoosa, AL
Built 2012 Load: 29.4 t ADT: 2,524
CITY STREET
GoodOver: BUCK CREEK
WEST LAFAYETTE ST., Tallapoosa, AL
Built 1988 Load: 30.8 t ADT: 575
DENVER RD
GoodOver: CHATAHOSPEE CREEK
1 M N INT CO RD 571 W 529, Tallapoosa, AL
Built 2006 Load: 32.0 t ADT: 40
CR 89 NORTH
GoodOver: SANDY CREEK SPUR
1.5 M N INT CO 048 AL 50, Tallapoosa, AL
Built 1960 Load: 32.5 t ADT: 335
CENTRAL AVENUE
GoodOver: STONE CREEK
TALLASSEE, Tallapoosa, AL
Built 1930 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 500
ML KING RD
GoodOver: LITTLE SANDY CREEK
MLK, Tallapoosa, AL
Built 1947 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 160
COLEY CREEK RD
GoodOver: COLEY CREEK
1.8 MI N US 280, Tallapoosa, AL
Built 1982 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 565
ASHURST BAR RD
GoodOver: MILL CREEK
0.2 M. E. OF CO RD IN 3*1, Tallapoosa, AL
Built 2001 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 480
BARRON BRIDGE RD
GoodOver: BLUE CREEK
2.0 MI NORTH ALA NO 50, Tallapoosa, AL
Built 1991 Load: 33.5 t ADT: 220
MULLICAN RD
GoodOver: BUCK CREEK
0.3 MI N AL NO 49, Tallapoosa, AL
Built 1996 Load: 33.5 t ADT: 480
CAMPGROUND RD
GoodOver: OAKTASASI CREEK
1.9 MI NORTH AL 63, Tallapoosa, AL
Built 1987 Load: 34.5 t ADT: 485
OLD SUZANNA
GoodOver: BUCK CREEK
DADEVILLE, Tallapoosa, AL
Built 1991 Load: 35.7 t ADT: 490
DRAKE RD
GoodOver: HODNETT MILL CREEK
2.9 M E NO 22, Tallapoosa, AL
Built 1955 Load: 35.8 t ADT: 195
SR38 / US280
GoodOver: CHATTASOFKA CREEK
CITY OF DADEVILLE, Tallapoosa, AL
Built 1989 Load: 36.7 t ADT: 6,831
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